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The Nelsonite vol. 23, no. 5

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Thomas Nelson C o g ^ t i ^ Student Newspaper VoL 33» Nò, 5 Summer 19931 Sailing Club Hits Rough Seas by Michael Mann
Thomas Nelson's Sailing Club, due to recent
enforcement of a York County statute prohibiting
the use of residential property as a marina without
a special use permit, was forced this month to
move its boats to Belvin Marina in Dandy.
Mr. B. Cecil Dickerson, Associate Profes-sor
of Electronics here at Thomas Nelson, has
stored the eight boats at his home in Grafton since
the spring of 1988.
An investigation of the area, apparently
initiated by a neighbor* s complaints of cars block-ing
his mailbox and driveway, brought the club
and, specifically, the bpats to the attention of
York County officials who considered their pres-ence
to be a violation of their zoning ordinances.
A nearby house had been undergoing intensive
construction work and between two and twenty
vehicles were regularly parked along the cul-de-sac,
The boats, stored behind a garage in the
backyard, were not visible from the street.
Fortunately, The Daily Press' original ar-ticle
on the matter from ¿heir July IS edition
brought the club's problems to the attention of
John and Jan Belvin. The following day they
called Dickerson and Ruth Coker, Instructional
Assistant for the computing lab and also a former
advisor for the club, with an offer to store the
boats at their marina either temporarily or perma-nently,
free of charge. Ruth Coker relayed the
message and the offer was accepted.
The boats were actually moved July 18, one
day before the end of their grace period. Since
then, the club has received similar offers from
three other marinas.
The Sailing Club, in addition to providing a
positive source of recreation for Thomas Nelson * s
students, also promotes ecological awareness
through guest speakers on capipus and various
clean-up projects of the waterways. They have
collected over a hundred pounds of trash from
Cow Island alone.
Although they are appreciative of the sup-port
they have received from the Belvins and
others, the club would still prefer to sail out of
Dickerson's property. Allan Martin, Associate
Professor of Drafting and the club's current
sponsor, cites many reasons for this, including the
absence of theft and vandalism, and the imprac-ticality
of moving the boat rack and hoist.
Mr. Martin also finds debatable the question
of defining the club's activities as operation of a
marina, adding, *I am no expert in zoning, but I
know that we did not realize that we might be in
violation of the law."
Mr. Dickerson has already applied for a
special use permit* and a hearing is scheduled for
August 10.
f in this issue: ì
Letter from the President p. 2
Registration p. 2
Summer Fun Day p. 3
Ima N. Aerobics p—. 4— 4

Thomas Nelson C o g ^ t i ^ Student Newspaper VoL 33» Nò, 5 Summer 19931 Sailing Club Hits Rough Seas by Michael Mann
Thomas Nelson's Sailing Club, due to recent
enforcement of a York County statute prohibiting
the use of residential property as a marina without
a special use permit, was forced this month to
move its boats to Belvin Marina in Dandy.
Mr. B. Cecil Dickerson, Associate Profes-sor
of Electronics here at Thomas Nelson, has
stored the eight boats at his home in Grafton since
the spring of 1988.
An investigation of the area, apparently
initiated by a neighbor* s complaints of cars block-ing
his mailbox and driveway, brought the club
and, specifically, the bpats to the attention of
York County officials who considered their pres-ence
to be a violation of their zoning ordinances.
A nearby house had been undergoing intensive
construction work and between two and twenty
vehicles were regularly parked along the cul-de-sac,
The boats, stored behind a garage in the
backyard, were not visible from the street.
Fortunately, The Daily Press' original ar-ticle
on the matter from ¿heir July IS edition
brought the club's problems to the attention of
John and Jan Belvin. The following day they
called Dickerson and Ruth Coker, Instructional
Assistant for the computing lab and also a former
advisor for the club, with an offer to store the
boats at their marina either temporarily or perma-nently,
free of charge. Ruth Coker relayed the
message and the offer was accepted.
The boats were actually moved July 18, one
day before the end of their grace period. Since
then, the club has received similar offers from
three other marinas.
The Sailing Club, in addition to providing a
positive source of recreation for Thomas Nelson * s
students, also promotes ecological awareness
through guest speakers on capipus and various
clean-up projects of the waterways. They have
collected over a hundred pounds of trash from
Cow Island alone.
Although they are appreciative of the sup-port
they have received from the Belvins and
others, the club would still prefer to sail out of
Dickerson's property. Allan Martin, Associate
Professor of Drafting and the club's current
sponsor, cites many reasons for this, including the
absence of theft and vandalism, and the imprac-ticality
of moving the boat rack and hoist.
Mr. Martin also finds debatable the question
of defining the club's activities as operation of a
marina, adding, *I am no expert in zoning, but I
know that we did not realize that we might be in
violation of the law."
Mr. Dickerson has already applied for a
special use permit* and a hearing is scheduled for
August 10.
f in this issue: ì
Letter from the President p. 2
Registration p. 2
Summer Fun Day p. 3
Ima N. Aerobics p—. 4— 4